- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed city of Sevastopol. Member of the Duma Committee on international affairs. As a member of the Sevastopol municipal administration in Feb-Mar 2014 he supported the activities of the so-called “People’s Mayor” Alexei Chaliy. He has publicly admitted his involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he publicly defended, including on his personal website and in an interview published on 21 Feb 2016 on nation-news.ru website. For his involvement in the annexation process he has been awarded with Russian State order "For Merit to the Fatherland — second degree". Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026